hi everyone

i recently posted about a stubborn fissure. it seems to have healed based on a reduction in pain, but it is definitely still there. i have been using nifiedipine/lidocaine ointment for 5 weeks or so to treat the fissure.

however lately i have noticed random seepage of stool of clear/mucous discharge from my back passage throughout the day and sometimes night. i have started wearing period panties to catch it (even tho its not that much, just little streaks that might wet my underwear slightly). i have never had an issue with incontinence or seepage with my pouch until now (1 year out). so it is quite upsetting. i am worried that this is related to the fissure? my surgeon said to use the ointment a bit less now + incorporate metamucil into my diet to help with the seepage. i started the metamucil today and didn't notice much difference.

im worried. could overuse of nifedipine ointment have led to this? do i have a fistula? i have been paranoid about perianal crohns since my surgeon flagged it and since this fissure developed. however my biopsies of the fissure + pouch came back with no crohns detected...

i do have pelvic floor dysfunction (too tight) and am seeing a physio for that.

any advice is appreciated, thanks